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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes – 12th September 2023

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 12th September 2023 at 7.30pm.

Present: Robert Davidson, Roger Pittock, Netty Knill Jones, Clare Lauwerys, Liz Davidson, Jinny Gale (chair), Kevin Bentley and 4 members of the public

Apologies for absence: Catherine Sprott, Phil Gladwin, John Walker

The minutes of the July 2023 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

County Councillor Report: Essex County Council is reassessing its waste strategy; collections, disposals etc are to be streamlined, information on the matter is on ECC website. Inspections for RAAC in schools and other public buildings have taken place and only one school, two libraries and a car park have had to be closed for the necessary work to take place.

City Councillor Report: Colchester City Council is struggling financially and certain services will need to be cut or reduced. Clear plastic sacks are out for delivery now.

Public-Have Your Say: There was a complaint about the untidiness of the green triangle at Peldon which will be followed up accordingly. Item 1 below was discussed at length.

Declarations of Interest: Robert and Liz Davidson for planning application 231889 and Roger Pittock for 231470.

  1. Salcott Speed Meeting was organised and attended by Salcott and Virley residents. It was established that certain sections of The Street were suffering from speeding vehicles and the lack of pavements, narrow sections and parked cars made it very difficult to walk along there safely. Suggestions from the parish council were sought and ideas to help the situation were discussed and a suggestion of setting up a meeting in the village hall with a County or City Councillor to establish what can or cannot be achieved would be a good start. Also, the Turf Farm will be consulted for their assistance as garden businesses picking up turf in the mornings are thought to be one of the problems.
  2. Playgrounds and Playing Fields are in good order, missing caps on a play item were fitted and rust on a pedal of the rower will be attended to.Thanks were expressed to Rob for strimming round the Peldon playground area.
  3. RCCE Affordable Housing Survey, accompanying letter and publication article; we agreed to proceed with finalising the details of the various pieces of text and arranging dates with RCCE. 
  4. Actions and Reminder List – updated and to note Little Wigborough village sign is being repainted having been dried out and repaired; following a meeting with ECC Highways a survey on speeding through Great Wigborough will be carried out which will determine if lengthening the 30 mph limit section is warranted; the weeds on the banks of Salcott creek have been reported to the Environmental Agency and they are due to carry out clearance work in the creek in October; the Moss Hay footpath fence will be repaired by Colchester Homes in due course.

Planning Applications:

231582Proposal: Demolition of existing conservatory and reception of a rear single storey link extension at Glebelands, The Street, Salcott
231627Proposal: Two storey outbuilding at Hillside Cottage, Colchester Road, Great Wigborough
231889Proposal: Demolition of agricultural building for Class E(f) Day Nursery at Little Doves Day Nursery, Lower Road, Peldon
231470Proposal: Additional storey to existing bungalow at rear of property at North View, The Street, Salcott
231943Proposal: Erection of 3-bay garage at Lovedowns, Barnhall Road, Salcott
232037Proposal: New access to field at Land south of Barnahll Road, Salcott
232105Proposal: Retrospective change of use of farmyard for sales of fencing and timber supplies at Fourways Farm, Barnhall Road, Salcott.
231857Proposal: To build an office at the bottom of the garden to accommodate home working at Mill Cottage, The Street, Salcott

Planning Decisions:

231554Proposal: Application for prior Approval – Required- Approved at Sampsons Farm, Sampsons lane, Peldon
230286 (&LB 230552)Proposal: Conversion of outbuilding to accommodate vehicle at Green Farm, Church View, The Street, Salcott – Approved conditional
231464Proposal: Application for Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use at Paynes Farm House, Colchester Road, Virley – Approved
231657Proposal: Prior Approval Required (Approved) for conversion of agricultural building to flexible use at Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon

Finances: Paid in August 2023 payments:

R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – August£550.00
Fresh Air Fitness – adult gym bike£908.98
CALC – subs£35.00
Tree & Lawn Co. – Salcott grass cuts£252.00

Scheduled September 2023 payments:

R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – September£550.00
Kevin Harris – Salcott crossroads bus shelter£402.00
Tree & Lawn Co. – Salcott grass cut and collect£192.00
Sutcliffe Play – nut covers£21.84
The Wigborough Community Group – church hire£35.00

The next meeting will be on Tuesday 10th October 2023 at 7.30pm at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall, meeting room  

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Winstred Hundred PC Agenda – 12th September 2023

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at St Stephens Church, Great Wigborough on Tuesday 12th September 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence:
To confirm minutes of the July 2023 meeting:
County and City Councillor Reports:
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest:

Items for Discussion

1. Salcott Speed Meeting Report

  • To discuss suggestions to assist Salcott in tackling the problems they have

2. Playgrounds and Playing Fields

  • Reports on both play areas and fields and update on Moss Hay footpath
  • Decision required: Any matters that need immediate attention?

3. Affordable Housing Survey

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Winstred Hundred PC Minutes – 11th July 2023

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 11th July 2023 at 7.30pm.

Present: Phil Gladwin (chair), John Walker, Roger Pittock, Robert Davidson

Apologies for absence: Clare Lauwerys, Catherine Sprott, Liz Davidson, Jinny Gale, Kevin Bentley

The minutes of the June 2023 meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

County and City Councillor Reports: None

Public-Have Your Say: None

Declarations of Interest: None

  1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields are in good order and the front roadside hedge at Salcott has been cut back to enable walking on the pavement. A request from a resident at Salcott to have the grass cut and picked up for an event in the summer was agreed by all and the contractor will be booked accordingly.
  2. Outdoor adult exercise bike: it was proposed, seconded and agreed by all for the parish council to contribute the shortfall of £208.30 having secured substantial grant funding for an outdoor adult exercise with matting for Moss Hay.
  3. Peldon Bloomers: following a request for funding towards replacement flower planters it was agreed that the parish council would consider a small contribution to Bloomers following an official request.
  4. Recycling & Refuse Centres Booking System was discussed and any dissatisfied residents should write to ECC expressing their complaints.
  5. Actions and Reminder List – updated

Planning Applications:

231470Proposal: Additional storey to existing bungalow at rear of property at North View, The Street, Salcott – the parish council has no objections
231464Certificate of Lawful Use Consultation at Paynes Farm House, Colchester Road, Virley
2312554Agricultural Determination Consultation at Sampsons Farm, Sampsons Lane, Peldon
231657To determine if Prior Approval is required to proposed change of use of agricultural building to a flexible use within storage or distribution at Kemps Farm, Mersea Road, Peldon

Planning Decision:

230909Proposal: To add internal doorway at The Old School House, The Street, Salcott – Approve conditional

Finances: Schedule for July 2023 payments:

R S Pullen – clerk’s salary – July£550.00
Priory Tree Services – Salcott hedge cut£200.00
P & Ws Community Hall meeting room – hire£22.00

The next meeting will be on Tuesday 12th September 2023 at 7.30pm at St Stephen’s Church, Great Wigborough

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Winstred Hundred PC Agenda – 11th July 2023

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Salcott Village Hall on Tuesday 11th July 2023 at 7.30pm to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence:
To confirm minutes of the June 2023 meeting:
County and City Councillor Reports:
Public-Have Your Say:
Declarations of Interest:

Items for Discussion

1. Playgrounds and Playing Fields

  • Reports on both play areas and fields and update on Moss Hay footpath
  • Decision required: Any matters that need immediate attention?

2. Outdoor adult exercise bike

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PC Minutes 10th December 2019

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday 10th December 2019.

Present: Netty Knill-Jones, Phil Gladwin, John Walker, Jinny Gale, Robert Kean (chair), Clare Lauwerys, Liz Davidson, Wendy Ritherdon, Robert Davidson

Apologies for absence: Dave Taylor

Minutes of the last meeting were agreed all and signed by the chairman

Zone Warden Report: No report sent and no issues at present. The Zone Wardens are being rearranged and probably with the new title of Neighbourhood Wardens.

Borough Councillor Report: Certain car parks in town are operating free parking after 3 pm in the run-up to Christmas.  CBC are giving away free trees in support of the nation-wide campaign for planting more trees everywhere.  Refuse collections will be Continue reading

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PC Agenda 10th December 2019

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

A meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council will be held at Peldon and Wigboroughs Community Hall at 7.30 pm on Tuesday 10th December 2019 to which the Councillors are summoned to attend.

Apologies for absence:

Minutes of the last meeting:

Zone Warden Report:

County and Borough Councillor Reports:

Public-Have Your Say:

Declarations of Interest:

Items for Discussion

1.  Playgrounds and Playing Fields

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PC Minutes – 12th November 2019

WINSTRED HUNDRED PARISH COUNCIL

Peldon   Great Wigborough   Little Wigborough   Salcott   Virley

Draft minutes of the meeting of Winstred Hundred Parish Council held at Abbotts Hall Farm, Great Wigborough at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12th November 2019

Present: John Walker, Clare Lauwerys, Jinny Gale, Robert Kean (chair), Phil Gladwin, Wendy Ritherdon, Netty Knill-Jones, Liz Davidson

Apologies for absence: Andrew Ellis, Jackie McClean, Kevin Bentley, Dave Taylor

Minutes of the last meeting were agreed by all and signed by the chairman

Zone Warden Report: None sent but to note the asbestos and other rubbish dumped at Pete Tye Common car park has now been removed. Also, the parish council would like to thank our many Litter Warriors who do a splendid job of keeping our villages litter-free and tidy, it makes such a difference to everyone’s surroundings.

Borough Councillor Report: The illegal transferring of soil to a property at Great Wigborough has now been curtailed and is being investigated for lack of appropriate documentation for such an activity. Continue reading

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